I'm not sure what happened here, but I have seen a 53 slice the hose during an AR. And just like "jbusmc1986" says, there is NO WAY that the crew jettisoned that hose. The jettison feature is for when the hose fails to retract. The thought process is, you don't want to land with the hose extended, because as you slow it droops lower and lower. That being said, the hose is guillotined by explosive charges that were hard to get so we always landed with an extended hose rather than jettison.
I'm not sure what happened here, but I have seen a 53 slice the hose during an AR. And just like "jbusmc1986" says, there is NO WAY that the crew jettisoned that hose. The jettison feature is for when the hose fails to retract. The thought process is, you don't want to land with the hose extended, because as you slow it droops lower and lower. That being said, the hose is guillotined by explosive charges that were hard to get so we always landed with an extended hose rather than jettison.
I worked for the company that currently builds these reels. This looks like a guillotine but what is strange is that the mechanism is built to crimp both of the severed ends closed simultaneously with the CAD-powered blade before it departs the aircraft. Either this is a intentional jettison gone wrong or a failed hose assembly.
There is no way that hose was jettisoned from the tanker... it just broke... That happens. There is not a single crew chief who would guillotine a hose with anyone near it.
The rotor blade never touched the hose. The entire hose simply parted company with the -130. I dunno whether it was intentionally jettisoned or not. I suspect not.
That's crazy..I hear those monsters flying pairs over my house everyday..That midair refueling seems kind of dumb in those 53's being that those lines get snapped so much.
There really is no way that this video was the result of the rotor blades cutting the hose, just based on the actions of the h-53 in the video and the distances involved.
The tanker has a system whereby they can cut the hose in the case that there is a malfunction while refueling.
In case it wasn't obvious, the view is from the -53 looking forward through the cockpit. The KC-130's refueling hose is plainly visible. Except when it disappears....
@Dantooine1138
We continued on to Angeles Air Base in the Philippines. I do not recollect if we attempted another refuel, or if we just made-do with what we had.
vampirekiller69 10 months ago
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I'm not sure what happened here, but I have seen a 53 slice the hose during an AR. And just like "jbusmc1986" says, there is NO WAY that the crew jettisoned that hose. The jettison feature is for when the hose fails to retract. The thought process is, you don't want to land with the hose extended, because as you slow it droops lower and lower. That being said, the hose is guillotined by explosive charges that were hard to get so we always landed with an extended hose rather than jettison.
dcowan023 1 year ago
I'm not sure what happened here, but I have seen a 53 slice the hose during an AR. And just like "jbusmc1986" says, there is NO WAY that the crew jettisoned that hose. The jettison feature is for when the hose fails to retract. The thought process is, you don't want to land with the hose extended, because as you slow it droops lower and lower. That being said, the hose is guillotined by explosive charges that were hard to get so we always landed with an extended hose rather than jettison.
dcowan023 1 year ago
I worked for the company that currently builds these reels. This looks like a guillotine but what is strange is that the mechanism is built to crimp both of the severed ends closed simultaneously with the CAD-powered blade before it departs the aircraft. Either this is a intentional jettison gone wrong or a failed hose assembly.
largefather03 1 year ago
@largefather03
Now that I recollect, it was a failed hose assembly; not an intentional jettison.
vampirekiller69 1 year ago
There is no way that hose was jettisoned from the tanker... it just broke... That happens. There is not a single crew chief who would guillotine a hose with anyone near it.
jbusmc1986 3 years ago
The rotor blade never touched the hose. The entire hose simply parted company with the -130. I dunno whether it was intentionally jettisoned or not. I suspect not.
vampirekiller69 3 years ago
That's crazy..I hear those monsters flying pairs over my house everyday..That midair refueling seems kind of dumb in those 53's being that those lines get snapped so much.
motokid032 3 years ago
They don't really snap, they get cut by the tanker, normally if there is a problem...and it doesn't happen that often
jmwsf 3 years ago
That had to have been the blade cutting it off..How would the tanker get rid of the boom..?
motokid032 3 years ago
There really is no way that this video was the result of the rotor blades cutting the hose, just based on the actions of the h-53 in the video and the distances involved.
The tanker has a system whereby they can cut the hose in the case that there is a malfunction while refueling.
jmwsf 3 years ago
LoL This is wierd I was on J hook and My 53 did the same thing on close to the same date. You with 466? I swear I know who you are..
BigJohnson77 3 years ago
In case it wasn't obvious, the view is from the -53 looking forward through the cockpit. The KC-130's refueling hose is plainly visible. Except when it disappears....
vampirekiller69 3 years ago
Wow, you guys were lucky
patmagroin20 3 years ago